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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a motion to stay the mandate in this habeas corpus appeal. The stay allows time for the parties to seek review by the Supreme Court.
The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court order denying qualified immunity to two prison officers accused of excessive force. The court held that the plaintiff failed to show the officers violated clearly established law given the specific facts of the incident.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a per curiam order granting a temporary stay of execution for Edward Lee Busby. The court paused the scheduled May fourteenth, two thousand twenty-six execution pending further orders or a Supreme Court decision in a related case.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's finding of trademark infringement and disgorgement of profits against defendants who used a mark similar to Trojan Battery's. However, the court vacated the permanent injunction and remanded the case for further proceedings.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for jail officials in a civil rights suit alleging deliberate indifference to a pretrial detainee's suicide. The court held that the officers lacked subjective knowledge of a strong likelihood that the detainee would take his own life.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court found that substantial evidence supported the agency's adverse credibility determination regarding the petitioners' asylum claims.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The court held that binding precedent forecloses the defendant's Second Amendment challenge to the federal statute.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court held that the petitioner's motion to reopen immigration proceedings was untimely and did not qualify for any statutory exception or equitable tolling.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop. The court held that officers had reasonable suspicion to prolong the stop for a canine sniff based on the collective knowledge of prior drug investigations.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a defendant waived his right to court-appointed counsel through persistent refusal to cooperate. The court held that the defendant's disruptive conduct and unreasonable demands for new attorneys constituted a valid waiver of his Sixth Amendment rights.
